Disclaimer: I would never call call this a case "MOD" I just installed some fans to get some more color and light in my case.

I added a pair of 140mm fan and a 15" UV cold Cathode to my HAF yesterday so I thought I would share my opinions.

The fans I bought are AeroCool Streamliner 140mm Blue LED fans from DirectCanada.

The UV cathode Is made by Logisys and can be used with a sound activation feature (cool but rather useless)

So first off it did take me a few days of searching to decide on the fans. Since the HAF is already a pretty quite case I didnt want to purchase two screaming loud fans even if they move a ton of air. The Sltreamliner fans are rotating @ 1000RMP and push 54.7CFM of air so I figured they would be quiet enough.

I decided since my HIS 4850s are white/clear they would be UV reactive and would glow a nice purpleish indigo color so I grabbed the largest UV cathode I could find.

I moved the stock 140mm exhaust fan to the bottom of the case and used the 140mm-120mm adapter that came with the Streamliners (see photo above). I used some zipties to fasten the second Streamliner to the case pushing directly across the RAM and in the general direction of the CPU cooler to make it a nice clean shotgun effect for the CPU, RAM, NB, and anything else in the way.

I decided to run the UV vertically along the inside of the HDD/CD-ROM bays but I'm still undecided on the positioning of the UV. The cards do indeed glow as do the some of the orange accented pieces on my board but resulting glow just isnt as intense and I had hoped. The light from the fans is simply overpowering for the UV to really stand out but it does offer a nice subtle touch to the bottom of the case.

Obviously installing all of this was easy and everything powered up on the first go. I was amazed by how quite the fans actually were. The HAF remains GF approved with these fans and I can say I'm quite satisfied. I cant comment on the temps yet because I reapplied the TIM and since it's AS5 I wont know how things improved until it sets. To be honest everything in this case is running so cool I'm not worried.

So I have some photos to share. I'll get some better ones once I have a chance. Sorry for the quality

would replacing ALL the 230mm fans on the side and the top be a good idea?

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Depensing on which fans you use to replace them.. yes. If you put 4x120mm Yate Loon fans in the side panel you will have better cooling. You could also put 3x120mm in the top. The front 230mm fan cannot be replaced.

The only problem will be the extra 230mm fans with no cases that can take them.

Depensing on which fans you use to replace them.. yes. If you put 4x120mm Yate Loon fans in the side panel you will have better cooling. You could also put 3x120mm in the top. The front 230mm fan cannot be replaced.

The only problem will be the extra 230mm fans with no cases that can take them.

But you're pretty close to China and India so you should get some stuff pretty cheep.

Not bad.. If you replace all the 230mm with these you will improve the air flow but I think the case will be a bit louder. Not extremely loud just louder.

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well those fans are rated at 18dB
7 of them should be 18dB combined... right?
the case is going to be on the floor btw
but the thing is if i buy the HAF and spend 20 pounds on fans
might as well buy the Antec 1200 then
they'd be the same price.

oh wait.. actually i just realized something
i've been worried about parts in the HAF 932 becoming way too hot.. but i realize on most thermal tests, components are specifically chosen to be ridiculously hot ones if i'm not mistaken.
e.g. i saw a test on the HAF 932 where the GPU measured 53 degrees celcius.. (http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cases/2008/10/16/cooler-master-haf-932/4)
but nowadays graphics cards won't be reaching 53 degrees.. especially in the HAF 932
meaning there's no need to install any more fans.
(i just answered my own question >_<)

oh wait.. actually i just realized something
i've been worried about parts in the HAF 932 becoming way too hot.. but i realize on most thermal tests, components are specifically chosen to be ridiculously hot ones if i'm not mistaken.
e.g. i saw a test on the HAF 932 where the GPU measured 53 degrees celcius.. (http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cases/2008/10/16/cooler-master-haf-932/4)
but nowadays graphics cards won't be reaching 53 degrees.. especially in the HAF 932
meaning there's no need to install any more fans.
(i just answered my own question >_<)

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LOL The HAF cools amazing well with all the stock fans. I added fans for colour and because they were cheep.

Depending on which fans you use to replace them.. yes. If you put 4x120mm Yate Loon fans in the side panel you will have better cooling. You could also put 3x120mm in the top. The front 230mm fan cannot be replaced.

The only problem will be the extra 230mm fans with no cases that can take them.

But you're pretty close to China and India so you should get some stuff pretty cheep.